Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Het Vlammende kruis by Diana Gabaldon

7 reviews

mhcraft's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book didn’t have the same kind of cohesive main plot thread in the way previous books did, but almost felt like a collection of anecdotes and stories from their life in the colonies. While the structure was a little different, I found it still very enjoyable. My favorite moments in these books are the little hilarious moments and the silly, non life threatening problems they navigate, and the insightful and philosophical conversations they have, especially Claire & Jamie. I think it felt like a relief after the very tumultuous drama of books 3 & 4. I want to say this book is more “peaceful” but at the same time what I would call one of the top 5 most horrible things that’s happened to a character in this series happened in this book, so do with that what you will lol. Somehow Claire and Jamie’s relationship continues to be the most interesting relationship in every book and I never get tired of their poignant yet hilarious conversations.

Iconic moments include Jamie scheming to get the babies baptized when the priest gets arrested and Jamie asking Claire to give his sperm “a decent burial” after showing them to him under her microscope lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Another wonderful book in the Outlander series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Buckle in for DETAILS

I have a sneaking suspicion that the author ran into writer’s block several times and to remedy it she just figured she’d write this out day by day. It’s not until 8 hours and 45min (audiobook) into the book you finally see the wedding, to give you an idea. Personally I didn’t mind the day by day as much as some people but once things would get interesting I would be like “why isn’t more of the book like this?”. The end really picks up. Still a good book though and necessary to finish the series of course.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I find the Outlander series really hard to rate. They're interesting, but they're way too long. The Fiery Cross could easily have been 400 pages and not have lost anything, instead of the bloated 980 it came out to. I find the series to feel more like a book you're required to read for a school assignment instead of something you pick up for fun. It's a slog and not a fun one at that. Like the rest of the series, this book has unnecessary and unnecessarily graphic content that could have been left on the cutting room floor without detracting from the story (it would be an improvement if certain scenes were left on the cutting room floor as they add nothing to the plot but graphic depictions of violence and body horror). 

I don't like Brianna, and she's becoming a very major character as the series progresses. Same with Roger. Makes it hard to read a book that is both unnecessarily long and unnecessarily graphic when half of the book involves characters you don't really care for. 

If you like long, hard, complicated slogs with characters you don't like that feel like trying to climb a mountain during mud season, this book is perfect for you. I couldn't wait for it to end and was eagerly counting down the pages until the end. 2.5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

sarahfhp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder